Good news – Microsoft is finally realizing a feature resembling AirDrop for Windows PC and Android device users

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Are you a Windows 11 (or 10) user who’s jealous of Mac owners with iPhones who can use AirDrop to seamlessly transfer files? AirDrop’s slickness is hard to deny, even for the most hardened Apple dissenters, but Windows users with Android smartphones should soon get similarly smart file sharing powers, with any luck.

The new file sharing system for Microsoft’s OS was spotted by Windows Central, and it’s now present in testing in the Release Preview Channel (the final stage of testing before release, as the name suggests). It works via the Phone Link app (on PC) and the Link to Windows app (on your Android), and Microsoft explains all the details in a support document that was recently updated.

As mentioned, the feature will work in a similar way to AirDrop in Apple’s ecosystem, and it’ll be hosted in the built-in Share menu of the device you’re sharing from, whether that’s your Android phone or Windows PC. All you’ll need to do is tap on, or right-click, the file you want to share, then choose to ‘Share’ and then find the relevant app (Phone Link, if you’re sharing from a PC, or Link to Windows if the file is on your phone).

(Image credit: Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson)

A long-awaited arrival that could really impress

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